The news brought back by Luo Sigong did not involve Datong officials, which made Wei Zhongxian secretly relieved.
As long as the matter does not involve the governor of Datong, the affairs of Datong will not implicate him, and it will be useless no matter how many memorials the people from the outer court send.
Tianqi said with a calm face: "Send someone to Wenyuan Pavilion and find a few pavilion elders for me."
There was an eunuch nearby who withdrew from Huangji Palace and ran to Wenyuan Pavilion to invite the cabinet minister.
"Luo Aiqing, please be free!" Tianqi's eyes fell on Luo Sigong again and said, "You Jin Yiwei have done a good job in Datong. I ask you, if you let your Jin Yiwei go to Datong to arrest people, can you catch all the key criminals who are plotting rebellion? Coming to the capital?"
Luo Sigong said without even thinking: "Weak ministers are incompetent. That store in Datong called Tiger Flag has raised thousands of private soldiers. There is no shortage of iron artillery, armor, birds and muskets. I am afraid that only the Jin Yiwei of Beizhen Fusi will It will be difficult to deal with this group of traitors."
Tianqi, who was sitting behind the imperial case, pursed his lips and said, "I thought it was simple. I thought that with the imperial guards, I could catch all the key criminals who conspired to rebel. Now it seems that the imperial court will need to send a large army."
Wei Zhongxian, who was standing aside, whispered: "Your Majesty, General Zhang Huai of Datong is still available."
"Hmph!" Tianqi snorted coldly and said, "There is a traitor in Datong, and the officials of Datong Mansion failed to report it in time. I am merciful if I don't punish him."
Tianqi is not a fool. Even if the governor of Datong and the commander-in-chief are not connected with the rebels, they cannot escape the crime of oversight.
"It is precisely because General Zhang is guilty that he should be allowed to serve his crime and quell the rebellion. Moreover, even the Northern prisoners were defeated by this General Zhang. I think this General Zhang must have a good command of troops, and he can still do it when he goes to quell the rebellion. Save food and money for the court." Wei Zhongxian advised.
In his mind, the Datong rebel was just a businessman, and it was enough to use the general soldiers of Datong Town to put down the rebellion.
After hearing Wei Zhongxian's suggestion, Tianqi looked thoughtful.
Luo Sigong stood aside respectfully, closing his mouth and saying nothing.
Counterinsurgency matters were left to the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government. He abided by his identity as a royal guard and would not give advice on such matters casually.
After a while, Tianqi raised his head and said to Wei Zhongxian: "What Da Bian said is somewhat true. Zhang Huaineng defeated the Northern invaders who invaded the border. He should be a strong general after all. The person who conspired against him is in Datong again. Use him to defeat the enemy." Countering rebellion can be regarded as people doing their duty.”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian bowed and said, "Using Zhang Huai to quell the rebellion is equivalent to giving him the opportunity to make meritorious service. Even if it is to repay the emperor's favor, I think he will be able to put down the Datong bandits soon."
Tianqi nodded.
He defeated Zhang Huai, who had invaded the northern border, and became a capable general in his mind. He also felt that it was appropriate to use this person to quell the Datong bandits, and he had the idea of transferring this person to Liaodong.
"Your Majesty?" Wei Zhongxian shouted softly.
Tianqi then said: "Draw up the edict. Let Zhang Huai, the commander-in-chief of Datong, quell the rebellion. After drafting the edict, send it to the cabinet. Leave the rest to the cabinet and the Ministry of War."
A businessman's rebellion is nothing in his eyes. It can be solved by sending a random army. However, important matters such as mobilizing the army still have to be handled by the cabinet and the Ministry of War. A formal imperial edict must be approved by the cabinet before it is recognized. .
"My slave obeys the order." Wei Zhongxian saluted.
The imperial edict was naturally written by the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and finally received the royal seal. After it was completed, the edict was sent to the cabinet by the eunuch.
There was a rebellion in Datong, and it was necessary to suppress the rebellion. Naturally, the cabinet would not reject such an imperial edict, and quickly issued the imperial edict through the cabinet.
The Ministry of War took the lead in countering the rebellion, and the Ministry of Households cooperated in preparing food and grass.
When the official documents from the Ministry of War were sent to Datong, half a month had passed. As for the food and grass, they were only on the official documents, and not a single grain of food was sent to Datong.
After receiving the official document from the Ministry of War asking for counterinsurgency, Zhang Huai's face became very ugly.
"What can we do?" Zhang Huai sat in the back office of the General Military Mansion with a dejected look.
People far away in the capital didn't know what was going on when the Northern invaders invaded the border. As a person involved, he knew it very well. Although the Northern invaders did not have the tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry mentioned in his memorial, there were always five or six thousand.
The Beilu, who had so many iron cavalry, were no match for the soldiers of the Tiger-Character Banner. He did not think that he could defeat the Tiger-Character Banner with so few soldiers and horses in his hands.
He knew very well that the tiger-character flag soldiers who defeated the Beilu army were on the grassland outside Xinping Fort and could turn around and invade Datong at any time.
As an aide, Wang Qingyuan read the official documents from the Ministry of War to Zhang Huai. At this time, he said, "Sir, counterinsurgency is not a trivial matter. Why don't we go to the governor to discuss it first?"
"Yes, yes, yes, we need to find Governor Liu. He is the governor and has read a lot of books. He must have a solution." Zhang Huai nodded repeatedly as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
Wang Qingyuan, who was standing aside, grinned helplessly when he heard this.
He didn't think this kind of thing could be solved by reading more books. Huziqi was no longer a docile business, but a man-eating tiger.
The General Military Mansion prepared horses, and Zhang Huai hurriedly mounted his horse and rushed towards the governor's Yamen.
A long time had passed since Datong Governor Wang Xinyi's memorial came to Beijing, and there was still no decree from the imperial court to punish him. Some officials from Datong began to come outside the governor's office again, queuing up to see the governor.
Zhang Huai rode to the governor's Yamen, dismounted, threw the reins to the soldiers who came with him, and walked towards the governor's Yamen himself.
At this moment, he was extremely anxious, so he didn't let anyone from the governor's office go in to report the matter, and just barged in by himself.
The yamen guarding outside the governor's yamen did not dare to stop him. Those with quick feet wanted to run in to report, but found that Mr. Zhang was not slow either, so he had to accompany Zhang Huai to the back yamen.
The official documents from the Ministry of War were not only sent to the General Military Mansion, but the governor's Yamen also received the official documents.
As soon as Zhang Huai saw Governor Liu, he immediately begged: "Sir, you have to save the general. Now you are the only one who can help the general."
As he spoke, he lifted up his hem and knelt down on one knee in front of Governor Liu.
Governor Liu stood up in a hurry, stretched out his hands to support Zhang Huai who was kneeling on the ground, and said at the same time: "General Zhang, please get up quickly. Even if I want to save you, I have to know what is going on."
With a helping hand from his side, Zhang Huai stood up.
Only then did Governor Liu let go, and then said to the servant on the side: "Go and make a cup of hot tea for Mr. Zhang."
The servant bowed and retreated.
Zhang Huai took out an official document from the Ministry of War from his sleeve, handed it to Governor Liu with both hands, and said, "Sir, this is an official document from the Ministry of War asking the last general to suppress the rebellion. Please take a look at it."
Governor Liu did not go to receive the official document, but waved his hand and said, "No need to read it, I have also received the official document from the court."
The person who went to quell the rebellion was Zhang Huai, but the commander of the army could only be a civilian official. As the governor of Datong, the court did not send anyone to command the army, so the commander could only be him.
